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The Gratitude List

I often make gratitude lists. Especially if I have a bad attitude or things are not “going my way”. Gratitude lists help me focus on the important things in my life and gain perspective. The priority items on my gratitude list include God, my husband, my kids, my home and my dogs.

But wait, there’s more…

More Things I am Thankful for:

Grace – without it I am not sure where I’d be

Perspective – it keeps me from overreacting

Age – there are certain ages I DO NOT want to be again

Experience (even the “bad” ones) – every experience has brought me to the place I am in my life and career

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Failures – they teach me about me and about what not to do again

Difficult people – they also teach me about me and give me opportunities to practice tolerance

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My husband and I have a blended family with four teenagers. When we married over 3 ½ years ago: our kids were teens and pre-teens. We went into it with eyes open knowing it would be challenging and did everything we could to prepare ahead of time.

We were not prepared.

Whoever came up with the phrase “blended family” obviously never had one. To me blending conjures up images of a smooth fusion of two or more elements. My blender is broken – sometimes it is stuck on chop and grind.

Sometimes small business owners have a blender that is also stuck on chop and grind. Blending “old school” marketing and the new social marketing world of today can be messy and many get it wrong. Having a well-planned social media strategy out of the starting gate can help that blender move past chop and grind into smooth fusion.

Here are some tips to help you blend more smoothly:

Define who you are trying to reach (old school)

Identify the social media platforms in which you wish to engage (new world)